Glove.



F. J. STolBER.

GLOVE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 3, 19|2.

lPatented July d20, 1915.

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F. J. ST'OIBER.

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Specication'or" Letters Patent.- Pntuteid July 20, :1915.v

Application -led. September 3, 1912. Serial No. 718,381.'

To all wiz-0m t may concern Be it known that I, FRANK J. Sroinn, acitizen of the United States, residing at Grrafton, in the county ofQzankee'and State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Gloves, of which the following is a specification,reference being had to the accompanying drawing, forming a part thereof.l

This `invention relates more particularly to gauntlets or gloves forautomobile driving or other hard usage.

The main objects are to economically produce a strong, durable,well-fitting glove,

which can be easily put on and taken olf the hand and may be made to litsnugly or loosely around the wrist or arm, and generally to improve theconstruction of gloves of this class. .f y

It consists in the peculiar features of construction and in thearrangement and coinbination of parts as hereinafter particularlydescribed and pointed out in the afppended claims. t,

In the accompanying drawing like characters designate the same parts inthe several figures.

Figure 1 is a view of the palm or inner side of a. glove embodying theinvention; Fig. 2 is a view of the back or outer side of the glove; Fig.3 is a view of the palm or inner side of the glove without the palm andthumb reinforcements shown in Figs. 1

and 2; Fig. 4 is a longitudinal section of the thumb and a part of thehand of the glove as shown in Fig. 3; Fig. 5 is a section on the line5-5, Fig. 4; Fig. Gis a cross section of the cuff showing the fentclosed by the outer fastenings; Fig. 7 is a similar section showing theopposite sides of the glove connectedby the inner fastenings to make thecuif fit more closely aroundthe arm; Fig. 8 is a diagram of the blankfor the hand portion of the glove; Fig. 9 is a diagram of the thumbblank; Fig. 10 is a diagram of the thumb reinforcement; Fig. 11 is adiagram of the palm reinforcement; Fig. 12 is a diagram of the cuffgusset or gore; and Fig. 13 is a diagram on a reduced scale of the cuffblank. A Y' Referring-to Figs. 1, 2 and 3, the palm a andthe back b ofthe glove are preferably made from a blank or single piece of materialwhich is cut as shown in Fig. 8, and

folded and' stitched together with the usual fourchettes (not shown) toform the hand and fingers.

An X-shaped opening c is made in the palm portion a of the blank for thethumb, leaving four thumb reinforcing' iiaps integral with the blank onopposite sides of ythe opening, as shown in Fig. 8. i The flaps d and eat the ends of the opening are pointed and comparativelyl narrow, whilethe flaps f at the sides of the opening are rounded and comparativelybroad.

The thumb g is preferably'made from a single blank or piece of materialcut as shown in Fig. 9, folded in line with the notches or indentationsin its ends, and stitched together along its opposite edges by a seam 2,as shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3. It is inserted in the opening c andsecured around its base to the hand or palm portion a, by one or moreoval rows of stitches 3, as shown most clearly in Figs. 2 and 3. Theseveral flaps d, e and f, which overlap the base of the thumb, aresecured thereto along theirl margins by one or more sinuous rowsofstitches 4, as shown in Figs. 3, 4 and 5. The seams 4 diverging inV-shape from the apexes of the flaps d and c toward the oval seams 3,permit the material of the glove between said seams to stretch more orless tudinal seam 2 is -locatedaloiig the back of the thumb, where it issubjected to the least wear and strain, and at its inner end where itjoins the hand orf palm portion a., it is overlapped, protected andstrengthened by the flap e. The seamlessface thumb where it joins thehand of palm portion a in the crotch and is subjected to the greateststrain, is overlapped and. strengthened by the flap al, while the sidesof the thumb ,adjacent to the base arel reinforced and strengthened bythe flaps f.

The peculiar shape of the thumb opening .0, together with the oval andsinuous seams A and 4, produce not only a strong and duavoiding unduestrain upon and breakingof the stitching owing to the oblique dispo-vsition of the seams 4 to the seams? and 3,

or side of the and to the direction of strain on the thumb in theopening and closing movements thereof.

ln the construction off' heavier grades of the glove for the hardestusage, such as automobile and motor cycle driving, it is preferablyprovided with palm and thumb reinforcenients 7L and z', as shown inFigs. l and 2.

Ythe palm reinforcement it is made from a single blank or piece ofmaterial, cut as shown in ll, to correspond wfth the palm portion e withwhich it is stitched along` the margin to the back b and the fourchettesbetween the lingers. It is formed with a thumb opening j correspondingwith the opening c in the palm portion or section ft, and with integralflaps it and l, the flaps l corresponding in shape and size with theflaps f of the palm portion or sect-ion a. lt is also formed on one sidewith a iiap or ex tension m, which overlaps the outer side of the forefinger adjacent to the thumb, and is secured along its margin by one ormore rows of stitches 5, as shown in Fig. 2. This row or rows ofstitches 5, is continued around the margins of the flaps Z and /c andacross the palm, securing said flaps, which overlio the flaps Z and f,to the thumb, and the inner end of the palm reinforcement to the palmportion 5, as shown in Figs. l and 2.

To avoid wear incident to the rubbing or chating of the reinforcement/i` and the underl ying palm portion a, of the glove, the reinforcementis secured to the palm. portion by one or more rows of stitches 6,extending from the crotch of the thumb transversely across the palm, andby one or more zig-Zag rows of stitches 7, between the transverse row orrows and the crotches between the lingers, as shown in Fig. l. rl'hethumb reinforcement t', which is shaped as shown in liig. ll), withnotches or indentations in the ends, is stitched along its margin overthe inner side or face of the thumb, as shown, and is overlapped at itsbase by both the flaps Z and of the palm portion i and of the palmreinforcement Il, as shown in Figs. l. and 2. To prevent the rubbing orchaing of the reinforcen'ient z' against the underlying portion of thethumb and consequent wear thereof, the reinforcement is secured alongmedian lines to the thumb by rows of stitches 8.

As shown in Figs. l, 2 and 3, a cuff n which is comparatively stiff isstitched to the wrist of the glove, with the fent or slit in the outerside in line with the little Enger.

The fent is closed and the cuff is made adjustable, by a-llexibletriangular infoloing gusset or gore o, shaped as shown in l and stitchedalong its opposite edges to edges of the cuil." on opposite sides of the-itent. The ogposite of the` font are i nien/iso drawn together, and thegusseto is held folded, as shown in Fig. G, by straps p, stitched orfastened at one end with lthe gusset, to the cuff on the inner or loaerside of the fent and provided adjacent to their other ends with membersf/ of ball and socket or snap fastenings, the other members #of whichare attached to the cull adjacent to the upper or outer side of thefent. J

To contract the upper or open end of the cuff, as shown in Fig. 7, andto hold it more snuglyn or closely around the arm or sleeve of thewearer, it is provided at a distance from the fent sufficient to cleartheinfolded gusset o, with similar ball and socket or snap fastenings sand t.' Vvhen both sets of fas tenings are disengaged, the gusset o ispermitted to unfold, allowing the cuff to expand to its fullest extentand thereby facilitating putting on and taking off the glove. F or somepurposes, and particularly in the lighter grades of the glove, the cuffas well` as the palm and thumb reinforcements, may be omitted.

l claim: p

l. A glove having an X- shaped thumb opening in the palm portion formingfour reinforcing flaps, and a thumb set into said opening and securedaround the base by an oval seam and inside of the oval scam by a sinuousscam around the n'iargin of the thumb opening to the palm portion, twoof said i'iaps being' located on the face an l back sides of the thumband the sinuous seam. along their margins being disposed obliquely tothe oval seam and to the direction of strain on the thumb in opening andclosing the same.

2. A glove comprising a palm portion having an X- shaped thumb openingforming on opposite sides thereof four thumb reinforcing flaps, and athumb having a longitudinal seam along the back and. stitched around thebase by an oval seam and inside of the oval seam around the margin ofthe thumb opening by a sinuous seam to the palm portion, one of saidiiaps overlapping the inner end of the thumb seam and the sinuous seamalong the margin of said flap diver-ging from its intersection with thethumb seam toward the oval seam.

3. A glove comprising a. hand portion having an X- shaped openingforming four thumb reinforcing flaps, a one-piece thumb having alongitudinal seam along the back, a thumb reinforcement stitched at itsedges to the sides of the thumb and covering the seamless face of thethumb which is inserted and stitched around its base in the openiwr ofthe hand portion, said being stitched along their edges to the thumb onopposite sides thereof, one of 'these flaps overlapping the inner end ofsaid reinforcement and the opijiosite flap overlapping the inner end ci?baci/z seam. of the thumb. f

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' and base of the formed integrally 4. A glove comprising a hand portionby an X-shaped opening therein with four a thumb inserted 'and stitchedaround its base in said opening to the hand portion and .having alongitudinal seam along the back,

said iaps being stitched along their edges to yopposite sides of thethumb, and a palm reinforcement having a thumb opening correspondingWith that in the hand portion and three thumb reinforcing ilaps andstitched along its edge to the hand portion thumb, the three flaps ofsaid reinforcement overlapping the corresponding iaps of the handportion and'the fourth flap of the hand'portion covering the inner endof the back seam of the thumb.

5. A glove comprising a comparatively stiff adjustablercullI having afent on one thumb reinforcing flaps,

i together inside of the infolding side and an inwardly folding flexiblegusset stitched to the edges of the cuff along the fent, straps fastenedat one 'fend'to the cud on one side of the fent and provided Withfastenings for detachably securing them at the other ends to the cuff onthe opposite side of the fent outside of the gusset, and fastenings themembersof Which are secured to the inside of the cufl' on opposite sidesof and at a distance from detachably securing. the sides of the cuilsset.

In Witness whereof I hereto aihx my signature in presence of tWoWitnesses.

FRANK J. STOIBER..

Witnesses:

^ CHAs. L. Goss,

FRANK E. DENNETT.

thefent for I

